Wheeled toy



March 30,1926. 1,578,593

I (z. E. FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Original Filed 3. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet l Mmh' 36 i926."-

c. E. FLORKEY 'WHEELED TOY Original Filed 5? 1922 -4 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 30,1926.

C- E. FLQRKEY WHEELED TOY OrizinaI 5. 1922. Sheets-Sheet s March 30,1926. 1,578,593

9. E, FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Original Filed 5, 1922 4 Sheet-Sheet 4 Patented Mai. 30,

UN STATES N orricafv CLARENCE E. ,EL RKEY, or Barron; am, AssrGNon' 'rofrnn sonInB' E renaming NOVELTY COMPANY, or nay-role, 0310, A CQRPOBATIONOF 01110.,

" WHEELED TOY.

' ""ori in'ai application filed. November'3, 1922, Serial no. 598,902. Divided an d this application new" October .8, 1923.

To all whom it may wmem:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE E. FLoRKEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Wheeled Toys,

of which the following is a, specification,'ref-' erence being had therein to the accompanying drawing. 1 My invention relates to toys, and in particular toipower toys. I

It is the object of 'vide a toy representing an automobile which can be economically manufactured in quantities out of a minimum number of pieces. V i

It is my object to provide a toy which will be rigid and strong and which will be adaptable to 'a'pull toy and also be adapt-- able to a power toy which is preferred. The source of'power is immaterial, but I prefer to employ a friction drive.

It will be understood that in the manufacture of toys where the amount of profit 'per toy is small it is essential that the production be in large quantities through dies. Because of the great fexpenseof the dies, it is necessary to reduce the number of parts of any toy to the minimum. It is also es sential to reduce the amount of stock used so ,that it is a matter of considerable irnport-anceto economically utilize the stock and design the severa'l pa'rts solthat there will be thele'ast waste. I It is also: essential to .ster equipments. I

It is an additional object to" provide a blank so laid out that .when it is finally formed the sidewalls of the body and frame will be parallel while the hood will have its .side walls approaching one anotli'er towards s "the frontand' its top wall descending tocoupe body looking at a rear corner,

my invention to pro piece reinforced radiator which SerialtNo. 667,378.

cated;

It is a provide such a layloutwof blanks and dies I that theininiinum'number of forming and piercing operations will be necessary. Itis an additional objectto provide an interchangeable wind-shield.

It is an object to provide a fender which may be readily attached and detached for operating the toys or-(catch in their clothes."

It is a further-object to'provide-"a one the radiator on'an automobile.

- Referring to the drawings .spective'of the toyhaving a coupe body;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the body blank shipment and whichwill have it's ends so I simulates Figure 1 is a plan View" partially per- Fig. 4 is a plan View partially in per-' spective showing thebody; blankformed to provide the doubletapered hood, side frame members, and the side walls .of the body.

" Fig.5 is'a plan view'ofithe rear deck body I blank which is v used to form the rear deck, seat, floor board,'and' dashboard; Fig. 6 is a perspective of the complete Fig. 9 is the blank for the run'ning boardf and fender on one side of the car; j.

' 'Fig.'10 illustrates the blank after the first forming operation; I V

Fig.11prepresents the blank after the last forming operation; Fig. 12 represents'the lamp blank; Fig. 13 represents the completed lamp; Fig. 14: is the wind-shield,'dash board, and sun shadeblank; f Fig. '15 is a perspective of the'blank final- 1y formed; Fig. 16 is the coupe body blank;

i Fig. 17 is a coup body blank just prior'to h'aving'zthe parts assembled F ig. 18 is a perspective of the asssembled.

V article made from the blank of Fig-.15; have thetoys s1mu-, late the appearance of actual articlesof'commerce'as nearly as possible. 9Q

Fig. 19 is a'perspective looking from the front corner of the assembled body, showing the wind-shield member, sunshade, etc.,

' in position.

also necessary to have the parts-interchangeable as far as posslble, such as the fenders and the dies-interchangeable as in the case of they-dies for the fenders. It will be realized that my invention is applicable not only to toys but tothe manufacture of other v articlessuch 'asautomobiles, whereas in a cheaper class of vehicles the same-problems are presented and the same economies are necessary.

Referring to the drawings, and in partied lar to Figures 2, 3,a11d 4:

. .1 a blank having two diverging side wall portions 2. The forward corners of the blank are providedwithears '3 and aper v Theseears later 'fornr the front ends of the automobiie frame- The tures therein .4.

axes of the automobile pass through the apertures 4. :Thecurved edges 5 ,of the por- 'tions marked 2. of the blank form the up ward edges forsupporting the rear deck of the automobile to be hereinafter. described.

The cutaway portions 6. and 7 on the other side of these. side wall portions 2 are provided for receiving the rear axle and actuating mechanism. I 7 On either side of the blank about half way the lengththereof V-shaped slots or notches 8 are cut to permit of the formation towards the forward end. v 2 formed along the loweredge of the. frame.

of the forward part of the blank into an automobile hood. Louve'rs 9 are formed on either side ofthe blank near the forward endxwhile the blank is struck up along the line 10 to" form the side walls of the hood. The hood tapers .downwardly and inwardly A flange 1'1 is An embossed U-shapedportion 12 is formed on the sidewalls of the blankto indicate the doors. v

The blank is ffinally'formed as in Fig. 4 with the taperingho'od and the side walls converging to one another. The ends of theframemembers are p erced as at 13 for receiving a sultable bumper. Then the blank is formed up into the completed shape, shown in Fig. 4 a ledge 14 of triangular 56 and a front edge 57 It has rounded rear shape is located at the base of the hood.

'WVheels 15, mounted on axle. 16, are attached to the body. 'The rear deck as seen in Figs. 5 and 6 as well as the seatand "floor board and dash board of'the vehicle are formed ofa single piece consisting of a recrear end at 18; A narrower portion ofthe blank 19 is formed integral with the rectangular portion 17. It tapersslightly towards the front end and is provided on either side with cars 20.

l/Vhen the blank the portion marked 21 which is the strip bent over at the rear end ofthe deck to form a finished rear edge. It is alsoformedbf the arched portion 17 with right angle flan es 22 which overlap the side walls-2 on file curved edges 5. It. also consists of the back ofthe seat 23, the seat 24, the heel board 25, the floor board 26, and the dash board 27.,

When the body .is so assembled a spare wheel 28 is mounted by a clip 29 on the rear deck, the clip passing through the aperture 30. v

A radiator blank 31 is formed, as in Fig. 8, with'louvers 32 overlapping flanges 83 in a semicircular cap portion 34 witha The fenders are-formed follows:

:A' strip of metal, 36 is provided at one! is formed it consists of end with a'series of teeth'37. Midway its length-it is provided with a rectangular pro jection 38 and at its forward end itis pro vided with a series of teeth 39, 40, 41, and 42, theoutline-of which is triangular. 'As

will be seen in F10, the teethineither end, as well as the rectangular edge 43, are

formed at right angles to the main body 5A wi dhieldblank, shown in Fig. 14,13

provided with a convex upperedge 48 'to fit.

are mounted on the 1 front up fenders.

V 36 of the blank. 8 The ends of theblank are beneath the curved roofof the coupe body, i

It .is provided with a concave edge 49 to'fit on theconvex top of the hood. Its edges on e ther sldes, as at 50, are'parallel to; one

another. An I-shaped aperture 51 .is cut in the blank 52. One portion of the material 53 ad acent. the I-shaped aperture is bent inwardly to form a ledge over the dash board and the opposite portion of the blank is bent outwardly as at .54 to form a sun shadef Q 7 The coupbody itself consists of a top portion 55 having rounded forward'corners corners 5 8 and a rear panel59'witha rear wii1dow 60. On'either. side there is inte- 71- are formed.

at 65 and is provided'with a plurality of teeth 66. a

In Fig. 17 the blank will be seen in the last stage before final formation. Flanges 67,68, and 69 are formed on the. sides of the top to overlap the adjacent edges of the side walls when the side walls are bent at right angles to the top. The side walls are embossed with door frames 70 and the win dows are punched inwardly so that flanges The side Walls themselves are formed into semicircular portions, while the teeth 66 are 'bent at right angles along the straight line 72. The faces of the teeth which were originally laid out on a straight line are now laid out on a curved line 73. The faces 74: of the teeth are in a straight line in the same plane so that they will fit within the straight side walls of the body. When'the side walls are bent at right angles to the top and the panels 59 are bent at right angles to the top and the several edges are overlapped and welded a unitary body is formed which when mounted upon the chassis hereinbefore described forms the coupe.

' This coup body is-seen in Figs: 18 and 19.

It will be understood that I do not desire to be confined to the details of my invention, but comprehend within it suitable modifications which may be found convenient in adapting my invention to varying conditions. I

This application isa division of applica-t tion Ser. No.,598, 902.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V l. A blank for the bodies of toy vehicles formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a central portion having its mainportion shaped to conform to the top of the toy vehicle, an end extension shaped to form the rear of the vehicle body and provided with a window opening, and side wings each formed integrally with the center of one side of the main portion of the cen-- tral portion and'provided with door and window openings. 2. A blank for the bodies of toy vehicles central portion and provided with door and window openings, the peripheral portions of said blank being provided with I notched flanged forming extensions adapted. for connection to other portions of the toy;

. 3. A blank for the bodies of toy vehicles formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a central portion having its main'portion shaped'to conform to the top of thetoy vehicle, an end extension shaped tov form the rear of the vehicle body and provided with a window opening, and side wings each formed integrally with the center of one side of the main portion of the centralnortion and provided with door and window openings, the peripheral portions of said blank being provided with, notched flange forming extensions adaptedfor connection to other portions of the toy; the. wings and end extension of said blank'being bent downwardly at rightanglesto the main topto form the sides and ends ofthe vehicle st. A blank biles consisting of asingle piece of sheet metal comprising a main portion of generalrectangular shape having a pair of short extensions at one end and a pair of a c i so fOr the hoods of toy automo- 5 long extensions at its other end, the long ex- I tensions being of substantially the same width as the sides of the hood to be formed from said blank andhaving their .outer edges notched to engage with cooperating portions of other blanks, the main portion being provided with slits to represent the ventilation openings of an automobile hood, and the forward position of said hood being tapered downwardly and inwardly.

CLARENCE n'rLoRKEY,

In testimony whereof, I afiix my sign'a: ture. 

